Sarah Conarro
907-209-8457
sarahconarro@gmail.com
475 Kent Ave // Brooklyn, NY // 11249

ARTS EDUCATION LEADERSHIP and ADMINISTRATION

  • 2023-current Part-time Faculty, Drawing & Painting for Parsons Academy, Parsons New School New York, New York

  • 2017-2024 Teaching Artist and Curriculum Writer, The Painted Cloud in Brooklyn New York

  • 2016-2024 Co-director of Dreamers Welcome, Parallel Creative Workspace, Brooklyn, New York

  • 2015 Teaching Artist, Public Youth Employment Program, 10th-12th, Creative Art Works, New York 

  • 2015 Teaching Artist, Wingspan Arts, New York, New York

  • 2006–2014 Resident Teaching Artist, Alaska State Council on the Art and Arts Education 

  • 2011–2013 Teaching Artist, Arts Education Consortium Basic Arts Institutes, Anchorage /Sitka Alaska

    *taught to District Teachers’ Continuing Education Credits

  • 2009–2012 Visual Arts Coordinator, Lower Kuskokwim Schools Pilinguat Program, Bethel Alaska

  • 2011 Teaching Artist/Lecturer, Lower Kuskokwim School District & University Alaska, Juneau Alaska

  • 2010–2011 Curriculum Designer, Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bethel Alaska

  • 2008–2011 Teaching Artist, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, Juneau Alaska 

  • 2009–2010 Visual Arts Teacher & Program Director, Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau Alaska

  • 2009 Adjunct Professor of Arts Education, University of Alaska School of Education, Juneau Alaska

  • 2009 Teaching Artist, Cultural Collaboration Grant, White Mountain Alaska 

  • 2006–2008 Arts Education Consultant and Teaching Artist, The Canvas Community Studio, Juneau Alaska 

GRANTS

  • 2024-2025 Arts for Multilingual Learners Grant from NYC DOE

  • 2024   One Hour More Fund Grant for fostering IRL connections

  • 2014   Community Arts Development Grant. Alaska State Council on the Arts

  •  2014   Catalyst Grant. Juneau Arts & Humanities Council    

  •  2013   Career Opportunity Grant. Alaska State Council on the Arts

  •  2012   Individual Artist Grant. Juneau Arts & Humanities Council

  •  2009   Catalyst Grant. Juneau Arts & Humanities Council

  •  2008   Individual Artist Grant. Juneau Arts & Humanities Council

ARTIST IN SCHOOLS RESIDENCIES with the Alaska State Council on the Arts for children ranging grades PreK-12

Teaching artist lead on all projects listed as well as Workshops for Educators led at every aforementioned school

  • 2012   Heroes & Talents project- Yaakoosgé Daakahidi Alternative High School, 9-12th, Juneau Alaska

  • 2011   Patchwork Collage Grid project - Auke Bay Elementary School, K-2nd, Juneau Alaska

  • 2010   The Great Lessons project - Juneau Montessori School, 1st-8th , Juneau Alaska

  • 2009   Sea Creatures project - Baranof Elementary School, K-1st , Sitka Alaska

  • 2007   The Sea as They Sea It project - Riverbend Community School, K-5th , Juneau Alaska

  • 2007   Village By the Cliff project - Hoonah City Schools, K-12th, Hoonah, Alaska

  • 2006   Kids in Movement project - Harborview Elementary School, K-5th , Juneau, Alaska 

CULTURAL PRODUCTION and CURATED PROJECTS

  • 2015-2024 Link-Link Supper Club Lecture Series - Dreamers Welcome, Brooklyn, New York

  • 2015   Come Say Hey - An Advice Project for Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO New York

  • 2014   The Alaska Experimental Video Mapping Project Gastineau edition Juneau Alaska

  • 2014   Link:Link Club, Immersive Exchange Initiative I, Community Arts Development, Gustavus Alaska

  • 2013   The Alaska Experimental Video Mapping Project, Dzantik’I Heeni edition Juneau Alaska 

  • 2013   Everything Does Something, Traveling pop-up exhibition, LA/GA/NC/PA/RI/ME

  • 2012   Glitters, KTOO Public Radio, Juneau Alaska

  • 2012   Boys' Dleigu: Haandéi ax choonéitk’i, Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau Alaska

  • 2011   Complements Grid - permanent install, Mendenhall River Community School, Juneau Alaska

  • 2011   I Choose Respect, Lead On! Teen Youth Summit and AWARE Women’s Shelter, Juneau Alaska    

  • 2010   Raven: From Downtown, Percent for Art Commission, Juneau Alaska    

  • 2009   Nometown - permanent install, Anvil City Science Academy, Nome Alaska

  • 2009   Dancers and Animals - permanent install, Kasigluk Alaska

  • 2009   Xóots, Klukwan School - permanent install, Klukwan Alaska 

  • 2008   A River Runs Through Everything - permanent install,Gustavus, Alaska

  • 2008   Between the Gastineau Channel and Mount Roberts, Capital City Park, Juneau Alaska

EDUCATION

  • Masters of Art in Teaching, University of Alaska Southeast 2011

  • BFA, University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art 2005